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Diptych, 1 register, 3 arches across (frise d'arcatures) (Front)

Diptych, 1 register, 3 arches across (frise d'arcatures) (Front)
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Subject
Religious. Life of Christ.

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Metal (hinges);ivory

Wing, left
Nativity and Annunciation to the Shepherds; Virgin holding the arm of Christ; half-naked Christ; angel holding a scroll; musician shepherd holding a shawm; sheep.
Wing, right
Crucifixion; swooning Virgin supported by two Holy Women; saint John the Evangelist and onlookers holding scrolls; rugged cross; sun and moon.
Border of dentils.


Koechlin Number: 0451

Koechlin 1924: France, 2nd half of the 14th century.


Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Two hinges.

Provenance
Sibley collection, Rochester, United States (in 1924).

Bibliography
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), p. 212; II, no. 451.


Image

© Bibliothèque des Arts décoratifs, Paris, Collection Maciet. Volume 325/13.

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